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Niger

Niger / NE

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Niger in numbers.

Area1,267,000 kmยฒWorld # 21 โ†’Population27.9MWorld # 54 โ†’Population density22 people/kmยฒWorld # 179 โ†’Life expectancy61.4 yearsWorld # 205 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 775World # 203 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Niger across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,267,000 kmยฒWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’Population27.9MWorld # 54 / 2025 โ†’Population density22 people/kmยฒWorld # 179 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth3.2%World # 9 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate5.9World # 5 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate41.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 4 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 67 / 2024 โ†’Median age15.3 yearsWorld # 235 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.6%World # 203 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1446.2%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Urban population18.4%World # 211 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-7.7KWorld # 145 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 104 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1.7%World # 157 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy61.4 yearsWorld # 205 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy52.6 yearsWorld # 175 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 194 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate7.4%World # 152 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 775World # 203 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 21.6BWorld # 131 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 2,177World # 192 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth7%World # 20 / 2025 โ†’Inflation-4.5%World # 190 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment0.4%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment0.5%World # 186 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,069 hours/yearWorld # 53 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.9World # 107 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.1%World # 100 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people26.9 per million peopleWorld # 125 / 2013 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,654 kcal/dayWorld # 142 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person7.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Rice production164.8K tWorld # 70 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production6.8K tWorld # 102 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0.8%World # 198 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person68 kWh/personWorld # 147 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 208 / 2024 โ†’Internet use15.6%World # 202 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions60.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 193 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate4.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 71 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rate25.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 48 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.2%World # 51 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament19.6%World # 130 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals85KWorld # 174 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 130MWorld # 142 / 2019 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 95.5%Main languageHausaMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal202 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightHausaLargest staple-food calorie sourceOther cereals2023Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsNiger River